Monsanto

Explosive new documents reveal the U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto ran a “fusion center” to surveil and discredit journalists and activists who criticized or wrote damning reports about Monsanto, as well as legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young, who release…

German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer saw its shares soar on Friday after a report that the company offered to pay billions of dollars to settle legal disputes in the United States about the weedkiller Roundup. Bloomberg News earlier reported that…

REUTERS: Bayer AG has not proposed paying US$8 billion to settle all U.S. claims related to the Roundup herbicide, mediator Ken Feinberg said in an email on Friday. "Such a statement is pure fiction," Feinberg said. "Compensation has not even been discussed …

Headlines for August 9, 2019

Bayer has deployed its legal team for talks with former Roundup users’ lawyers, Blomberg reported, citing sources. The negotiations, currently ongoing in New York City, are reportedly aimed at resolving all current cases and any future cancer claims filed ove…

Bayer AG is proposing to pay as much as $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Though an agreement may not be imminent, if successful it would ease…

LONDON (Reuters) - Bayer (BAYGn.DE) shares soared as much as 11% on Friday on a Bloomberg report that the German company has proposed to pay $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits on its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup case. The stock was o…

Bayer soars on report company proposes $8 billion Roundup settlement

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As an increasing number of hazardous chemicals are banned around the world, they remain legal in the US. Why are American regulators so slow to move, and who benefits from their inaction? Dozens of pesticides, up to 85 in total, approved for widespread agric…